The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions - Hardcover

Mann, Robert A.

9780786417872: The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786417870 ISBN 13: 9780786417872

Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, 2004

The B-29 Superfortress was, for many years, one of the cornerstones of American military aviation. While it is best known as a bomber, it also served in military and weather reconnaissance, as a tanker, and as a rescue plane. The B-29 has a long and storied history, and was a crucial tool for American and Allied forces during World War II, Korea and beyond. This operational history of the B-29 gives in-depth information on the career of each plane. A brief introduction explains each section. There is a list of the names and serial numbers of the planes, each plane's history from delivery date to removal from service, a description of the B-29's physical characteristics and performance parameters, and a description of the five B-29 variants. Sections of the book give complete mission data for the B-29's World War II service in the China-Burma-India theater of operations, operations over Japan, aerial mining missions and test atomic bombing runs. Mission lists are provided detailing the B-29's service in Korea, and there is a list of B-29s loaned to the British Royal Air Force. A list of definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations for relative terms is included. An appendix provides a matrix reference system for determining full serial numbers from the last three digits, and there is a bibliography.

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Review:

"Densely packed tome of data...huge amounts of information...a great starting point...invalu -- Stone & Stone Second World War Books. "Stone & Stone Second World War Books."

"unique...the master list is a truly valuable contribution to World War II aviation history"--ARBA; "densely packed tome of data...huge amounts of information...a great starting point...invaluable"--Stone & Stone Second World War Books.

About the Author:

Robert A. Mann is a former member of the United States Air Force, and enjoyed a long career in the aerospace industry. The author of five books, he lives in Pahrump, Nevada.

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